Philly’s own, rapper Meek Mill is officially a free man.
Meek announced alongside an interview with the biggest boss Rick Ross that his felony convictions have officially been wiped clean from his record, thus allowing him the freedom to move about like us regular people.
Congrats to Meek Mill because during my time working on criminal and prison reform I know this is actually a huge deal.
A game changer.
The prison pipeline for black men has been catastrophic and ruined many lives even after redemption. The sad part is once the criminal background is marred with felonies, it limits the quality of life.
It’s like you almost belong to the government and most jobs and housing check perform criminal background checks. It can affect so many other important aspects of life including basic human rights such as voting. (I have always thought taking away a person’s rights to vote was ridiculous)
Having a felonious record is a very difficult conviction to overcome, but thankfully there are programs that can assist with record expungement.
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